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Hooked on a Feelingnew
Dave Mansfield builds on past successes with his new band, the L.A.M.F's.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
06-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Laid Bare with Bare Wiresnew
The Oakland-based garage rockers just want to drive around the country and play music. Hopefully, success won't stop them.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
06-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Stretching the Boundaries of Jazznew
The five members of Peter Lamb's Wolves stretch their techniques—and the boundaries of their jazz
INDY Week |
Sylvia Pfeiffenberger |
06-09-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Peter Lamb's Wolves
Rustic Routenew
Mumford & Sons take uncommercial approach to commercial success.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
06-09-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Marcus Mumford
Jonathan Mann, Times a Thousandnew
Berkeley's most prodigious video artist redoubles his efforts, on the eve of writing his thousandth song-a-day.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
06-08-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
It's All About Chemistry for Primusnew
The tools of the trade may have changed, but the rock-band basics are pretty much the same for guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde and his Primus bandmates.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
06-07-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Primus, Larry LaLonde
The Baroque Folk of Foxtails Brigadenew
How two classically-trained musicians formed a successful pop act.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
06-06-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Foxtails Brigade
DJ Quik: Trials and Tribulations of a West Coast Legendnew
Like most redemption stories worth telling, this one starts with the lowest point: solitary confinement in the West Valley Penitentiary, where for most of the sweltering summer of 2006 DJ Quik contemplated the cruel arc of his rise and fall.
L.A. Weekly |
Jeff Weiss |
06-03-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: DJ Quik
Music is the Weaponnew
Jazz luminary Ricky Sweum exits Colorado Springs on a high note.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
06-02-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ricky Sweum
Foreign Exchangenew
After working with Morrissey, Devo and a Beastie Boy, Mexican Institute of Sound kicks off a Colorado College, music series.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
06-02-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Same As It Ever Was Embrace the Music of the Talking Headsnew
When Curtis Gergen put Same As It Ever Was together, he didn't want to have anything to do with fronting a lousy cover band. He wanted to respectfully and wholeheartedly have a blast playing the unique music of the Talking Heads.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
06-01-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Talking Heads, Same As It Ever Was
A Long-Buried Release, Possible Beach Boys Reunion Give Reasons to Smilenew
The Beach Boys are on the verge of two historic milestones: a potential 50th anniversary reunion and the definitive release of the Smile recordings, the creative work said to be the tipping point for the band’s creative differences.
YES! Weekly |
Ryan Snyder |
06-01-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Glowing Neon Indiannew
Alan Palomo brings his glo-fi act to Oakland.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
06-01-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Nashville Pussy Cranks Open a Good Timenew
Nashville Pussy's combination of boozy bluster, backwoods boogie, and arena-ready roar suggests a Southern-fried AC/DC, though others might hear it differently.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
05-31-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nashville Pussy
Hear Me Howling!new
Arhoolie Records looks forward by preserving the past.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Nicole Gluckstern |
05-31-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
